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Tuesday, November 10, 2026

  • Giving Thanks: Exploring Ontologies of Relationality

    Time
    5:30 - 6:30 pm
    Location
    Asian American Cultural Center (1210 W. Nevada St., Urbana, IL 61801)

    The Haudenosaunee Thanksgiving Address (Ohén:ton Karihwatéhkwen), or “The Words That Come Before All Else,” expresses gratitude and reciprocity as ongoing, cyclical practices. This Dinner on Us program creates space for dialogue on how gratitude, relational accountability, and respect for the diversity of life shape Indigenous ways of knowing and being.

Friday, November 13, 2026

  • Realizing Indigenous Futurity in Higher Education: Stories from Indigenous Tribal Relations Administrators

    Time
    11:00 am - 1:00 pm
    Location
    ACRC (Office of the Vice Chancellor for Access, Civil Rights, and Community) Hub, Conference Room 3070 (614 E. Daniel Street, Third Floor, Champaign)

    This presentation explores how Tribal Relations Administrators bridge Tribal Nations and higher education institutions. Grounded in Indigenous methodologies, it examines reciprocity, accountability, and resistance to settler colonial practices, offering guidance for policies that center Indigenous knowledge and support Indigenous futurity. Lunch will be provided at noon.

  • CS-INCLUDES: Developing Indigenous Familial Relationships and Community in Computer Science

    Time
    3:30 - 4:30 pm
    Location
    Native American House (1206 W. Nevada St., Urbana, IL 61801)

    Dr. Tiffani Kelly will share culturally grounded practices from the University of Oklahoma’s CS-INCLUDES scholarship program, which supports Indigenous Computer Science students through graduation. She will highlight program resources, structured support, and insights to inform efforts to increase Native and Indigenous representation in Computer Science and STEM.

Monday, November 16, 2026

  • Blue Corn Cookie Demonstration + Dinner at Table 1867

    Time
    5:30 pm
    Location
    Table 1867 at Illinois Street Dining Center (ISR) (1010 W Illinois St, Urbana)

    Blue corn holds deep cultural and ceremonial significance for the Diné, including in the Kinaaldá, a coming-of-age ceremony honoring a Diné girl’s transition into womanhood, and traditional Diné weddings. During this cooking demonstration, Chefs Justice Janowski and Patrick Lyke will show participants how this meaningful ingredient can be used to make blue corn cookies.

Tuesday, November 17, 2026

  • Indigenous Knowledge, Culture, and Community: A Virtual Presentation on Tlingit Perspectives

    Time
    5:30 - 6:30 pm
    Location
    Carl R. Woese Institute for Genomic Biology, Room 612 (1206 W. Gregory Dr., Urbana, IL 61801)

    Join Dr. Worl via Zoom as she shares insights from decades of collaboration with Indigenous communities in Alaska and the Arctic. Drawing on Tlingit culture, subsistence lifeways, and industrial development, she will explore how Indigenous knowledge sustains Native cultures, communities, and relationships with the land.

Monday, November 30, 2026